Appleton, Minnesota

Appleton, Minnesota, in Swift county, is 93 miles W of St. Cloud, Minnesota (center to center) and 135 miles W of Minneapolis, Minnesota. The city contains a population of approximately 2,871.

The People and Families of Appleton

In Appleton, about 23% of adults are married. If you enjoy solitude, you might enjoy living in Appleton, which is home to many people who live alone. Unmarried people abound in the city.

Approximately 32% of Appleton is non-white. The city offers a wonderful balance of many varieties of people.

Unlike most cities, Appleton has proportionately more males than females.

Wealth and Education

In 2000, Appleton had a median family income of $40,313. In Appleton, there is a large number of singles who make a good living.

Political Inclinations

Political donors in Appleton favored John Kerry in the 2004 Presidential race, contributing $4,800. Among political parties, the Democratic party was tops in raising money in the city.

Crime and Safety

Crime isn't one of the big worries for most people in Appleton.

Appleton Housing

Appleton has, of course, a mix of various types of housing. Recently 65% of the livable housing units were owner-occupied. The city, among other things, is known as a good place for singles and couples to rent apartments. You can't avoid taxes, but at least in Appleton the property taxes tend to be lower than most.

Commuting

In Appleton, 87% of commuters drive to work. Be careful driving aroung the city -- lots of residents enjoy bicycling and walking there. How much would you give to shorten your commute? Appleton can boast better commuting than most places.

High Points

Appleton strengths, compared to Peers (similar size places nationally) or State (other places in Minnesota):

CategoryTrophy
Well-Paid Single Men
(vs. Peers)
Top 2%Appleton Well-Paid Single Men
Racial Diversity
(vs. State)
Top 2%Appleton Racial Diversity
Short Commute Times
(vs. Peers)
Top 3%Appleton Short Commute Times
Walking and Biking to Work
(vs. Peers)
Top 3%Appleton Walking and Biking to Work
Affordability of Property Taxes
(vs. State)
Top 11%Appleton Affordability of Property Taxes


The listings in Appleton, Minnesota and surrounding areas provide the following services:

(19) Outpatient
(10) Driving Under The Influence/Driving While Intoxicated Offenders
(2) Clients With Legal Issues
(2) General Health Services
(4) Drug/Alcohol Detoxification
(1) Hospital Inpatient
(6) Teens and Adolescents
(8) American Sign Language
(8) Short term Residential Care 30 Days or Less
(6) Residential Care Long-term 30 to 90 Days Treatment
(2) Women That Are Pregnant or Postpartum
(5) Females
(2) Spanish Speaking
(8) Mix of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services
(1) Seniors/Older Adults
(4) Males
(4) Partial Hospitalization/Day Treatment
(1) Methadone Maintenance
(1) Methadone Detoxification
(2) Halfway House
(3) Services for Co-occurring Mental and Substance Abuse Disorders



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If you or a loved one living in Appleton has a drug or alcohol addiction problem, you may be overwhelmed and not know where to turn; but our mission is to support you and to let you know that you do not have to face this situation alone. We care about you and your loved ones in Appleton, Minnesota; the good news is that you have identified that there is a drug or alcohol abuse problem, and are now looking for a positive solution. We will help you to assess the seriousness of your drug or alcohol abuse problem and to locate the Appleton Alcohol Rehabilitation or Drug Rehab Program that will best be suited to your individual needs.

The different types of drug treatment in Appleton, MN. can include holistic drug and alcohol rehabilitation, Short-term Drug Treatment Facilities, Long-term Addiction Recovery Programs, Outpatient Drug Treatment Centers, Inpatient Addiction Recovery Facilities, partial hospitalization, and sober living just to name a few. The type of Alcohol Rehabilitation or Drug Rehab Center that is needed will depend upon the degree of dependence, the individual's social situation, and the kind of substance which they have become addicted to.

The ultimate goal of all Alcohol Rehab or Drug Rehabilitation Centers should be to enable the individual from Appleton, Minnesota to achieve lasting abstinence. Much research has indicated that in order for drug and alcohol addiction treatment to be effective, it must teach the individual how to change to their compulsive behaviors in order to remove the addiction and to be able to avoid a possible relapse. Overall, Alcohol Rehab or Drug Rehabilitation Facilities need to address both the physical and psychological dependency of an addiction; the behavioral and social symptoms also need to be adequately addressed before an individual from Appleton can have the tools that they will need to help sustain that recovery for the remainder of his or her life.

Drug detox is the first step in the Appleton, MN. rehabilitation treatment process toward recovery from a drug and alcohol addiction. The main goal in this component of the Appleton Alcohol Rehabilitation or Drug Treatment Program is to rid the body of toxins that accumulate over the course of a long term drug or alcohol addiction. It is very common to see individuals from Appleton, MN. in drug detox that has combined different drugs such as marijuana, cocaine, heroin, or pain pills with alcohol.

When an individual from Appleton has sustained the use of any of these various kinds of drugs, it causes adaptations within their body that lessen the drug's original effects over time; this is a phenomenon that is known as drug tolerance. At this point, the individual from Appleton, Minnesota has developed a physical dependency on the substance and withdrawal symptoms will be experienced upon discontinuation. The reason that it is imperative that an individual from Appleton have professional supervision during the detox process is because the staff at a Drug Treatment or Alcohol Rehab Center can help to make this process much easier by administering elements of treatment that can help to alleviate some of the painful withdrawal symptoms.

Once the early stages of withdrawal have passed, an individual from Appleton will then be able to begin a directed, Drug Rehab or Alcohol Rehabilitation Facility that will begin to address aspects of the psychological dependency by teaching behavioral skills that will help them to function without the use of alcohol or drugs. This component in drug recovery treatment will usually involve some type of individual or group counseling. There may also be occupational and behavioral therapies that are utilized as components of treatment in order to help to teach the individual from Appleton, MN. life and social skills that may have been lost while they were under the influence of addiction.

Before an addict is finally willing to surrender to the Alcohol Treatment or Drug Rehab Program process, they may have already made repeated promises to their loved ones in Appleton who have been experiencing the negative effects from the individual's drug or alcohol abuse; because of the way that these substances chemically alter the person's brain, these empty promises cannot be fulfilled. If loved ones in Appleton, Minnesota continue to believe these empty promises, it could possible mean that the addicted person will then have time to overdose on drugs or have a serious car accident while under the influence of drugs or alcohol.

In a Drug Rehabilitation or Alcohol Treatment Center, the individual from Appleton will become educated about the ways that drugs and alcohol affect the various functions of the brain; they will learn that it was these physiological changes that made it almost impossible for them to stop using on their own, and not personal integrity. As an individual from Appleton, MN. learns more about how to deal with drug triggers and as they master to the tools that they will need to use in order to stay sober when they return home to Appleton, they will become confident in their ability to do so.

Getting Help

Because we will hold your hand and guide you through this process, getting help is easy - just dial toll free 855 Stop-Drugs (855-786-7378); you can speak to a registered addiction specialist or just fill out the Appleton, Minnesota Drug Treatment or Alcohol Rehabilitation Facility request form and we will contact you at the soonest available opportunity.

There are no listings in Appleton, MN. so we have provided the 20 closest treatment facilities arranged by distance from Appleton, Minnesota:

New Visions Center of Morris Morris, MN 23.6 miles from Appleton
Primary Service: Alcohol Rehabilitation and Drug Treatment Center
Services Offered: Clients With Legal Issues, Driving Under The Influence/Driving While Intoxicated Offenders, Outpatient
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment, State financed insurance (other than Medicaid), Private health insurance, Military insurance (e.g., VA,TRICARE)
Stevens Community Medical Center Morris, MN 24.4 miles from Appleton
Primary Service: Drug Rehabilitation and Alcohol Treatment Center
Services Offered: Teens and Adolescents, American Sign Language, Drug/Alcohol Detoxification, Driving Under The Influence/Driving While Intoxicated Offenders, General Health Services, Hospital Inpatient, Outpatient
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment, Medicaid, Medicare, State financed insurance (other than Medicaid), Private health insurance, Military insurance (e.g., VA,TRICARE)
Project Turnabout Granite Falls, MN 36.0 miles from Appleton
Primary Service: Alcohol Rehabilitation and Drug Rehab Facility
Services Offered: Drug/Alcohol Detoxification, Driving Under The Influence/Driving While Intoxicated Offenders, Outpatient, Women That Are Pregnant or Postpartum, Residential Care Long-term 30 to 90 Days Treatment, Short term Residential Care 30 Days or Less, Spanish Speaking, Females
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment, Medicaid, Medicare, Private health insurance
Divine Hope Counseling Willmar, MN 48.0 miles from Appleton
Primary Service: Alcohol and Drug Rehab Center
Services Offered: Mix of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services, Males, Outpatient, Seniors/Older Adults
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment, Medicaid, Medicare, State financed insurance (other than Medicaid), Private health insurance, Military insurance (e.g., VA,TRICARE)
Woodland Centers Willmar, MN 48.0 miles from Appleton
Primary Service: Alcohol and Drug Treatment Facility
Services Offered: American Sign Language, Drug/Alcohol Detoxification, Driving Under The Influence/Driving While Intoxicated Offenders, Mix of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services, Outpatient, Partial Hospitalization/Day Treatment, Short term Residential Care 30 Days or Less
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment, Medicaid, State financed insurance (other than Medicaid), Private health insurance
Willmar Regional Treatment Center Willmar, MN 50.4 miles from Appleton
Primary Service: Drug and Alcohol Rehab Center
Services Offered: American Sign Language, Methadone Detoxification, Methadone Maintenance, Males, Outpatient, Women That Are Pregnant or Postpartum, Residential Care Long-term 30 to 90 Days Treatment, Short term Residential Care 30 Days or Less, Females
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment, Private health insurance
New Visions Center Alexandria, MN 52.0 miles from Appleton
Primary Service: Alcohol Rehab and Drug Treatment Facility
Services Offered: Clients With Legal Issues, Services for Co-occurring Mental and Substance Abuse Disorders, Halfway House, Mix of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services, Males, Outpatient, Partial Hospitalization/Day Treatment, Residential Care Long-term 30 to 90 Days Treatment, Short term Residential Care 30 Days or Less, Females
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment, State financed insurance (other than Medicaid), Private health insurance
Lakeview Chemical Dependency Unit of Alexandria, MN 53.3 miles from Appleton
Primary Service: Drug Rehabilitation and Alcohol Treatment Center
Services Offered: Outpatient
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment, Medicaid, Medicare, State financed insurance (other than Medicaid), Private health insurance, Military insurance (e.g., VA,TRICARE)
Mark Bontreger Inc Watertown, SD 57.2 miles from Appleton
Primary Service: Drug and Alcohol Treatment Program
Services Offered: Driving Under The Influence/Driving While Intoxicated Offenders, Mix of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services, Outpatient
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment, Medicaid, Medicare, Private health insurance, Military insurance (e.g., VA,TRICARE)
Sisseton Wahpeton Sioux Tribe Sisseton, SD 58.8 miles from Appleton
Primary Service: Drug and Alcohol Recovery Facility
Services Offered: Services for Co-occurring Mental and Substance Abuse Disorders, Halfway House, Outpatient, Partial Hospitalization/Day Treatment, Short term Residential Care 30 Days or Less
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment, State financed insurance (other than Medicaid), Private health insurance
Human Service Agency Watertown, SD 60.6 miles from Appleton
Primary Service: Drug Treatment and Alcohol Rehabilitation Facility
Services Offered: Teens and Adolescents, Services for Co-occurring Mental and Substance Abuse Disorders, Driving Under The Influence/Driving While Intoxicated Offenders, Mix of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services, Outpatient, Females
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment, Medicaid, Private health insurance
Woniya Kini Behavioral Services Morton, MN 68.1 miles from Appleton
Primary Service: Drug Treatment and Alcohol Rehabilitation Program
Services Offered: Teens and Adolescents, Outpatient, Partial Hospitalization/Day Treatment, Residential Care Long-term 30 to 90 Days Treatment, Short term Residential Care 30 Days or Less
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment, Medicaid, Medicare, State financed insurance (other than Medicaid), Private health insurance
Saint Francis Medical Center Breckenridge, MN 69.5 miles from Appleton
Primary Service: Drug Rehabilitation and Alcohol Treatment Facility
Services Offered: Teens and Adolescents, American Sign Language, Mix of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services, Outpatient
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment, Medicaid, Medicare, State financed insurance (other than Medicaid), Private health insurance, Military insurance (e.g., VA,TRICARE)
East Central Mental Health Brookings, SD 71.9 miles from Appleton
Primary Service: Alcohol Rehabilitation and Drug Treatment Program
Services Offered: American Sign Language, Driving Under The Influence/Driving While Intoxicated Offenders, Mix of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services, Outpatient
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment, Private health insurance
First Step Counseling Servs Brookings Brookings, SD 71.9 miles from Appleton
Primary Service: Drug Rehab and Alcohol Treatment Center
Services Offered: American Sign Language, Driving Under The Influence/Driving While Intoxicated Offenders, Outpatient
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment, Private health insurance
New Beginnings at Litchfield Litchfield, MN 72.2 miles from Appleton
Primary Service: Alcohol Rehabilitation and Drug Rehab Facility
Services Offered: American Sign Language, Outpatient
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment, State financed insurance (other than Medicaid), Private health insurance
Wings Adolescent Treatment Services Litchfield, MN 72.2 miles from Appleton
Primary Service: Drug Treatment and Alcohol Rehab Center
Services Offered: Teens and Adolescents, Residential Care Long-term 30 to 90 Days Treatment, Short term Residential Care 30 Days or Less
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment, State financed insurance (other than Medicaid), Private health insurance, Military insurance (e.g., VA,TRICARE)
Saint Francis Healthcare Campus Breckenridge, MN 74.9 miles from Appleton
Primary Service: Alcohol Rehab and Drug Rehabilitation Center
Services Offered: American Sign Language, General Health Services, Outpatient
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment, Medicaid, State financed insurance (other than Medicaid), Private health insurance, Military insurance (e.g., VA,TRICARE)
East Central Behavioral Health Brookings, SD 75.5 miles from Appleton
Primary Service: Alcohol and Drug Treatment Program
Services Offered: Driving Under The Influence/Driving While Intoxicated Offenders, Mix of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services, Outpatient, Spanish Speaking
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment, Medicaid, Medicare, State financed insurance (other than Medicaid), Private health insurance, Military insurance (e.g., VA,TRICARE)
Fergus Falls Regional Treatment Center Fergus Falls, MN 75.9 miles from Appleton
Primary Service: Alcohol and Drug Addiction Recovery Faciltity
Services Offered: Teens and Adolescents, Drug/Alcohol Detoxification, Driving Under The Influence/Driving While Intoxicated Offenders, Males, Outpatient, Residential Care Long-term 30 to 90 Days Treatment, Short term Residential Care 30 Days or Less, Females
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment, State financed insurance (other than Medicaid), Private health insurance

Did You Know? ...
Interesting Facts and Statistics:

For many heroin users, the inability to honestly earn enough money to meet their drug needs leads to crime.

Opiates act directly on the respiratory center in the brainstem, where they cause a slowdown in activity. This results in a decrease in breathing rate.

The annual number of new cocaine users has generally increased over time. In 1975 there were 30,000 new users. The number increased from 300,000 in 1986 to 361,000 in 2000.

Methadone often takes over twenty hours to leave the body once it's been taken; because each person's body metabolized the drug differently, this could vary from person to person.

The rate of heroin lifetime heroin use is higher among those in prison (23.4 percent for State and 17.9 percent for Federal).

The percentage of teens aged 12 to 17 perceiving great risk in having five or more drinks of an alcoholic beverage once or twice a week was stable between 2002 and 2006 (38.2 percent in 2002 and 39.4 percent in 2006) with the exception of a significant increase between 2004 (38.1 percent) and 2006. The rates of past month binge alcohol use among teens remained unchanged (10.7 percent in 2002 and 10.3 percent in 2006).


The following survey was completed by residents of Appleton, Minnesota as part of the USNODRUGS monitoring program. The survey below is a representation of perceptual drug and alcohol usage rates in Appleton, Minnesota. We cannot guarantee complete accuracy, but our monitoring team uses the highest standards for survey compilation.
You do not have to answer all of the survey questions, you should only answer questions that are relevant to your thoughts and experiences.
Survey results as of May 1, 2012
Perception of marijuana in Appleton, Minnesota.
Do you believe that using marijuana can be harmful?
Maybe
No
Yes
85%
12%
3%
Marijuana use in Appleton, Minnesota.
Have you used marijuana in your lifetime?
No
Yes
91%
9%
Have you used marijuana in the past month?
No
Yes
76%
24%
Do you use marijuana regularly?
Maybe
No
Yes
14%
80%
6%
Perception of Alcohol in Appleton, Minnesota.
Do you believe that drinking alcohol can be harmful?
Maybe
No
Yes
5%
6%
89%
Have you had a binge drinking experience in the past month?
No
Yes
80%
20%
Do you consume alcohol daily?
Maybe
No
Yes
4%
94%
2%
How old were you when you first experimented with alcohol?
0-10
11-21
22-31
32 or older
9%
18%
47%
26%
What motivated you to use drugs or alcohol for the first time in Appleton, Minnesota?
Boredom
Curiousity
Drugs were all around
Family problem
Hopelessness
It was easy to get
None of the above
Peer Pressure
To fit in
Unhappiness
5%
9%
3%
8%
0%
1%
53%
15%
3%
3%
Most common first drug experience in Appleton, Minnesota?
Alcohol
Club Drug
Crack Cocaine
Ecstasy
Heroin
Inhalants
Marijuana
Meth
Over The Counter Drug
Powder Cocaine
Prescription Drug
Psychedelic Drug
18%
4%
3%
4%
3%
2%
12%
3%
9%
10%
25%
7%
Use of drugs and alcohol in Appleton, Minnesota schools.
Have you ever gone to school in Appleton, Minnesota under the influence of marijuana?
Maybe
No
Yes
3%
83%
14%
Have you ever gone to school in Appleton, Minnesota under the influence of alcohol?
Maybe
No
Yes
6%
92%
2%
What is the most common drug used in your school in Appleton, Minnesota?
Alcohol
Club Drug
Crack Cocaine
Ecstasy
Heroin
Inhalants
Marijuana
Meth
Over The Counter Drug
Powder Cocaine
Prescription Drug
Psychedelic Drug
22%
6%
3%
5%
2%
4%
14%
3%
9%
6%
17%
9%
Your Age?
0-10
11-21
22-31
32 or older
6%
13%
61%
20%
Your Gender?
Female
Male
14%
86%
Surveys updated monthly.

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